Charles W. Lindenmeier v. Siemens Power Corp.

69 F.3d 544 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Charles W. LINDENMEIER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SIEMENS POWER CORP., et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-35530. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 14, 1995. Decided Oct. 24, 1995. 1 Before: ALARCON, CANBY, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD * , District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Charles Lindenmeier, Margaret Ballard, John Lusty, Richard Nelson, and William Porath, (collectively "Plaintiffs"), on behalf of a class of employees of Exxon Nuclear Corporation ("ENC"), appeal the district court's Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) dismissal without leave to amend their class action complaint asserting claims against ENC's successors, Siemens Power Corporation and Siemens Corporation (collectively "Siemens"). The class claims violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 et seq., federal common law, and Washington state law arising out of…